Comparison of Preclinical Coursework Perception Among Dental Students from India and the Republic of North Macedonia

Background. The difference in the preclinical curriculum and teaching methodology between European and Southeast Asian countries has a great influence on the process of choosing which education model is predominant and, therefore, students’ opinion on the effectiveness of a preclinical coursework is...

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Autores principales:	Manu Batra, Vesna Ambarkova, Deeksha Gijwani, Hansika Popli, Natasa Stavreva, Sonja Apostolska, Niharika Narang, Tamanna Mutneja, Mira Jankulovska, Kiro Ivanovski
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Publicado:	Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University 2021
Materias:	dental education preclinical course student perception Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:700b8871de4e4247947ab7961e105bf72021-12-01T15:55:23ZComparison of Preclinical Coursework Perception Among Dental Students from India and the Republic of North Macedonia2414-151810.21802/gmj.2021.4.6https://doaj.org/article/700b8871de4e4247947ab7961e105bf72021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ifnmujournal.com/gmj/article/view/1354https://doaj.org/toc/2414-1518Background. The difference in the preclinical curriculum and teaching methodology between European and Southeast Asian countries has a great influence on the process of choosing which education model is predominant and, therefore, students’ opinion on the effectiveness of a preclinical coursework is diverse. The objective of the research was to assess the perception of the preclinical coursework in prosthodontics, conservative dentistry, and endodontics among Indian and North Macedonian students. Materials and Methods. This cross-sectional comparative study was carried out among 3rd-year students, final-year students and interns of dental schools of two respective countries. The data were collected in July 2021 using Google Form, a link to which was sent via available social media platforms. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSSv.21.0 (IBM) software. Results. The data on dental students’ perception of the preclinical coursework were obtained, analyzed, compared, and discussed. A total of 50% of Indian students stated preclinical exercises to be good to get knowledge about treating patients, whereas 47% of North Macedonian students felt the average level of knowledge needed for treating patient. Conclusions. In this study, the majority of the students were in favor of attending the preclinical course and understood its importance for building up their confidence, better understanding of the subject and better patient handling in future dental practice. However, there were different students’ opinions on the course content, its duration, exercises, faculty interaction, helpfulness of theory lectures that evidence essentiality to view dental studies from a student-centered perspective.Manu BatraVesna AmbarkovaDeeksha GijwaniHansika PopliNatasa StavrevaSonja ApostolskaNiharika NarangTamanna MutnejaMira JankulovskaKiro IvanovskiIvano-Frankivsk National Medical Universityarticledental educationpreclinical coursestudent perceptionMedicineRENGalician Medical Journal, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp E202146-E202146 (2021)
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spellingShingle	dental education preclinical course student perception Medicine R Manu Batra Vesna Ambarkova Deeksha Gijwani Hansika Popli Natasa Stavreva Sonja Apostolska Niharika Narang Tamanna Mutneja Mira Jankulovska Kiro Ivanovski Comparison of Preclinical Coursework Perception Among Dental Students from India and the Republic of North Macedonia
description	Background. The difference in the preclinical curriculum and teaching methodology between European and Southeast Asian countries has a great influence on the process of choosing which education model is predominant and, therefore, students’ opinion on the effectiveness of a preclinical coursework is diverse. The objective of the research was to assess the perception of the preclinical coursework in prosthodontics, conservative dentistry, and endodontics among Indian and North Macedonian students. Materials and Methods. This cross-sectional comparative study was carried out among 3rd-year students, final-year students and interns of dental schools of two respective countries. The data were collected in July 2021 using Google Form, a link to which was sent via available social media platforms. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSSv.21.0 (IBM) software. Results. The data on dental students’ perception of the preclinical coursework were obtained, analyzed, compared, and discussed. A total of 50% of Indian students stated preclinical exercises to be good to get knowledge about treating patients, whereas 47% of North Macedonian students felt the average level of knowledge needed for treating patient. Conclusions. In this study, the majority of the students were in favor of attending the preclinical course and understood its importance for building up their confidence, better understanding of the subject and better patient handling in future dental practice. However, there were different students’ opinions on the course content, its duration, exercises, faculty interaction, helpfulness of theory lectures that evidence essentiality to view dental studies from a student-centered perspective.
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author	Manu Batra Vesna Ambarkova Deeksha Gijwani Hansika Popli Natasa Stavreva Sonja Apostolska Niharika Narang Tamanna Mutneja Mira Jankulovska Kiro Ivanovski
author_facet	Manu Batra Vesna Ambarkova Deeksha Gijwani Hansika Popli Natasa Stavreva Sonja Apostolska Niharika Narang Tamanna Mutneja Mira Jankulovska Kiro Ivanovski
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title	Comparison of Preclinical Coursework Perception Among Dental Students from India and the Republic of North Macedonia
title_short	Comparison of Preclinical Coursework Perception Among Dental Students from India and the Republic of North Macedonia
title_full	Comparison of Preclinical Coursework Perception Among Dental Students from India and the Republic of North Macedonia
title_fullStr	Comparison of Preclinical Coursework Perception Among Dental Students from India and the Republic of North Macedonia
title_full_unstemmed	Comparison of Preclinical Coursework Perception Among Dental Students from India and the Republic of North Macedonia
title_sort	comparison of preclinical coursework perception among dental students from india and the republic of north macedonia
publisher	Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
publishDate	2021
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Comparison of Preclinical Coursework Perception Among Dental Students from India and the Republic of North Macedonia

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